Can I legally record a police officer during a traffic stop?

The same damn cop keeps pulling me over and he's a real jacka** every time. I don't know what I did to him but it feels like he has it out for me. Can I record our conversation if it happens again and use it against him? Is that legal?

You can record the officer, but the officer may not speak into the mic. If the recording interferes with the police officer doing his job (b/c you explain that you must hold the camera), it will not go well for you. So, you need to place the recording device in an inconspicuous place.

Yes, you can legally record the actions of any police in public, and the side of the road qualifies. Do not expect the policeman to know or honor that. I would have Two recording devices so when he takes your first you have a backup running.

Sure. The officer has no reasonable expectation of privacy. After all, the officer is out in public in the performance of a public duty, stopping someone in their car. You technically would not be wiretapping because no one has an expectation of privacy while in public. It could be used as evidence if the officer says something different in court.

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